Quote Grimmy="Grimmy"I've got a seat in the lower section behind the sticks for the cup final of the greatest game in the world for £50. Bargain! Beer is a rip off inside the ground, but it's my own choice to buy it'"
£50 for a major final is very good value. Football fans can only dream of something that cheap, which is ironic seeing has football is awash with money.
Typically the RFL's marketing machine has hardly excelled itself with the CC final. For the first time Club Wembley seats are on general sale. They were on offer at just £40 but I only knew about this after doing a lot of digging. The offer ran out on 30 June, but at no point was it actively advertised significantly.
I am a Hull fan, but live in West Yorks. I arranged to go to the final just after the semi final draw was made with a Leeds fan friend of mine (one of us was going to be happy after the semi final). By booking before the end of June, I got Club Wembley tickets and return train travel for £85 all in.
To make the final more fan friendly, it has to be affordable. The tickets are often not the issue, but the travel costs when booking after the semi final are high. I do remember the days of specific trains being put on from Hull to Kings Cross when Hull made the final in the 1980's. This does not happen these days.
Oh, as for beer prices, Having being there last year, a pint inside the stadium was £4.95. The boozers on Empire Way (near the retail park close to the stadium) were selling at £5 per pint. Not idea pricing, but ultimately its a one off and I reckon they could quite easily charge a lot more.